The Roommate Survival Guide
Housemate Survival Guide
Students who are planning to come to New York recently must be actively looking for an apartment that suits them.
Applying for a rental house and preparing various documents is an essential part, but finding a roommate for a shared house seems to be always put to the end and ignored by everyone! Today, Mei Wo will come and analyze the importance of roommates!
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Apply with roommates
With the arrival of the peak season, the properties that have just been released will be sold out within an hour.
In such a intense battle for housing, usually a building will receive several applications for a suite. At this time, the guests with complete documents will be given priority. Checked.
To correct a misunderstanding here, 2b2b and larger units require every roommate to have complete materials.
Some people try to submit personal materials to the building first, after grabbing the space, and then find a shared roommate. But if this is the case, the building will usually require one person to be the leaseholder of the entire unit and pay allguarantee fees in advance, Security deposit,and first month's rent.
So! Unless you can accept to sign a whole suite first, it is the best solution to find all roommates, prepare the application materials in advance, and apply together.
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Communicate rent allocation in advance
Many roommates only confirmed the total rent before renting, and did not communicate in advance about the rent allocation for the master bedroom and the second bedroom. There will be disagreements between them after moving in.
In this case, it is best to consultagent to refer to the distribution ratio of the rent based on past data.
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If you can't find a suitable room, you will break up
After seeing various floor plans, some students will wait for the type of apartment they like. This kind of “dead fight” usually evolves into choosing the type of apartment left by others.
If you want to rent an ideal house in a short period of time, it is recommended that you let go of your obsessions and rent separately. It is also a good choice for two people to rent 1b.
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Lifestyle
The most important thing to get along with between people is respect for each other, and the details determine whether two people can get along for a long time. When looking for roommates, be sure to communicate the following questions:
- Confirm the usage time and cleanliness of the shared bathroom in advance.
- Confirm cleaning tasks in common areas in advance, such as living room, kitchen, etc.
- Check in advance if you can bring friends home for the night.
- Check in advance if you can party at home.
- Confirm work and rest times in advance, and consider the feelings of roommates when playing games/listening to music in the middle of the night.
- Check in advance if you can have pets at home.
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Where can I find a reliable roommate?
Recommended by a friend
The most common way to find roommates for renting in New York is through introductions between friends. With the protection of friends, then your roommate may also be a reliable person.
Agents
Many resources and rich experience have solved various problems for customers. It can quickly know your needs and match you with a qualified person.